The Running Man

Pondering life on his 30th birthday and finding something lacking, Dean Karnazes staggered home from a night out drinking with friends, put on his gardening shoes and went for a run. A 30-mile (48-km) run. All night.

When he survived that, he set his sights on a 100-mile (160-km) race. Then 135 miles (217 km). Then 199 miles (320 km). Then a marathon at the South Pole. Last summer he completed 262 miles (422 km) non-stop.

"I wanted to see if I could make it 10 marathons without stopping," he said. "It took me 75 hours and the conditions were really tough; it rained for about 20 hours of that."

Now 42 and running a natural foods company in San Francisco, Karnazes has just written a book called "Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050324/80/fexxz.html

Thought this thread was gonna be about Arnies only good film
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but one hell of a film.

And a cracking Stephen King book. I am currently reading The Bachman books again. Rage, The Long Walk, Roadworks and The Running Man. Read them, they are great!!

Quite not as impressive is the guy from Douglas, Cork who ran around lough derg 3 times in a row (equivilent to 3 marathons) without stopping.

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Originally Posted by Gareth

And a cracking Stephen King book. I am currently reading The Bachman books again. Rage, The Long Walk, Roadworks and The Running Man. Read them, they are great!!

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The Long Walk is brilliant! Always thought it would make a great film

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Originally Posted by shedite

Quite not as impressive is the guy from Douglas, Cork who ran around lough derg 3 times in a row (equivilent to 3 marathons) without stopping.

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When was this? Who was it?